.TE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, AfRIL 26, 1P0R.
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(Sl) M. B. HUNQATE,
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WHEN OCT OF TOW.
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mall. the a. Addraaa will
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The lost couucllmcu have returned
and the government In the city ball
still lives.
Everyone who wants a free ride from
the Pacific coast east will for the tima
being be an earthquake refugee.
The nsaurance that there will be no
epidemic in Ban Francisco is welcome.
bnt Its fulfillment will be more gratify'
Ing.
In announcing his intention to open
the first Russian Parliament the czar
ebows a desire to avoid the error of
Versa I lloa.
If former Attorney General Smyth is
ready to go good for "Jim" Dahlman,
why does he nojt tori out on the plat
form and say sot
Elect "Jim" mayor and we may hart
s repetition in Omaha of that famoua
inaugural procession as it was pulled
off In Washington. "
France hopes to prevent the labor
agitators from capturing Paris on May
day, bnt It can no longer be said that
as Paris moves so moves France.
A cowboy parade wonld be a beauti
ful spectacular ending for the demo
cratic municipal campaign. Why not
put a littls ginger into onr politics T
If it were not for bankers' conven
tlons and Decoration day exercises,
bow would onr ambitious statesmen be
able to uncork their bottled oratory?
pan Franclaco wants It understood
that It Is able to handle all the money
which may corns that way without the
Intervention of the Red Cross society.
Tli Smoot esse has been postponed
again. Perhaps Prophet. Dowle may
yet be called upon to tell of the al
leged secret offer from Salt Laks City,
Steel Master Corey doubtless consld
era the recent decision of the supreme
court on the subject of divorce another
attack upon the exponents of organized
wealth.
Iowa republicans complain that dem
oorats are taking part In republican prl
nar!efl. A direct primary law could be
framed to atop this sort of thing fairly
effectively.
A scientist who has looked Into the
mouth of Vesuvius announces that It la
asleep. Its snoriug, however, will cause
neighboring Italians to sleep uneasily
for some time yet.
Nebraska railway tax cases are set
for bearing in the United States su
prerae court for October 0 next Our
advice to the railroads Is to pay up and
call the litigation off.
Mayor 7.1m man and City Attorney
Breen are tha only two present repub
lican city officials up for re-election, and
everyone agrees that they are entitled
to endorsement as sgalnst their oppo
nents.
Only one day Is provided for correc
tion of registration for the city elec
tlon. Unregistered roters and voters
who have moved since the last reglatra
tlon must appear before the registrars
Saturday or be self-disfranchised at the
poll.
1jo Angeles Is making such s des
perate struggle to retain the meeting
of the Imperial council of the Noble
f the Mystic Shrine as to lead one to
believe that It wants an excuse to cele
brate the fact that- U Is temporarily
metropolis of California.
GOVERNMENTS MOST rorVLAR ACT.
Tb one thin; for which this congress
will b most unanimously and enthu-
lastit ally approved by the; people la tlie
outright gifts of money sgirregating
$2,.K),(XiO In aid of the earthquake suf
ferer, which at no very remote time In
the past would have been gravely ques
tioned. The pftftttage through congrefa
of acta making such huge donations of
public money without a dissenting vote
and without a word or a whisper of op
position Inside or outside of congress
show a not merely the breadth and depth
of American sympathy, but also a vast
change In the attitude of the people to
ward their national government
The memories of men who are not
very old easily recall a time when there
was still potency In the political theory
that the federal government should be
kept small aa compared with the states.
lta powers rigorously restricted. Its
functions minimized to the narrowest
construction of the constitutional grants,
no matter what the practical emergency
might be. Our civil war, establishing
the fact that we had a truly national
government, came Just In time to make
that government the responslva Instru
ment of a mighty nntlon-wlde Indus
trial development and organization,
which baa mingled and solidified all
our people In their vital Interests in
disregard of state lines. Sympathy has
deepened along the lines of Interest,
and the power of national government
has grown with national Interest and
sympathy.
When the combined forces of the old
strict construction and "let alone"
schools are so far spent and swept away
that they'cannot muster one represent
ative bold enough to raise a voice In
congress In the presence of such a dem
onstration of national adequacy, there
can no longer be room for doubt that
we have a government aa big as the
country and equal to any practical
emergency.
THE INSURANCE EMEROENCT.
It having become apparent that the
policy of the fire Insurance companies,
both home and foreign, will be to settle
San Francisco losses in a broad and lib
eral spirit the next reassuring fact Is
the strong financial position which they
occupy. The fire Insurance business has
made Immense progress since the Chi
cago fire in 1871, when, although the
loss was distributed among four or five
times as many companies ss carry risks
In San Francisco, nearly twice as many
went to the wall ss were sble to pay
la full and the overwhelming majority
could pay only In part The companies
having San Francisco risks, though far
fewer In number, are incomparably
stronger and able to make both larger
and speedier settlements than was pos
sible forty years ago.
It Is impossible yet even for experts
more than roughly to approximate the
amount of adjusted insurance loss at
San Francisco, but it will certainly be
enormous snd will exceed, as they seem
to agree, the combined losses of the
Chicago and Baltimore fires.. The best
judgment is that very few of the com
panles, If any, will break, but to all the
main ones involved the strain , will In
evitably be exceedingly severe, in many
cases wiping out all reserve accnmula
tlons and in some requiring heavy con
trlbutions from stockholders.
So vast is the amount required for
speedy settlement that It has already a
seriously disturbing effect In the general
money and securities market because
the means of realizing it must be by
selling or borrowing on the security of
the assets of the companies, correspond
ingly draining the supply In the money
centers. In some of which there already
was stringency. It will be a signal tri
umph and service If, as anticipated, the
companies shall be able to finance so
sudden and unparalleled a strain upon
their resources.
THE ARMTS JLCBIEVEMEKT.
The regular army richly desires the
universal admiration of Its services at
San Francisco. That the Instant Inter
position of tha troops saved the city
from terrors of lawless outbreak and
panic hardly leas fearful than those of
combined shock snd fire is the testimony
of all observers and warrants and ex
plains the gratltnde which the rescued
people of the stricken city so unaul
mously and heartily express.
Our people are naturally and rightly
Jealous of military rule and by tradl
tlon suspicious of a standing army. De
voted to peace, they are too apt to as
sociate the army with war alone and to
forget the inevitable emergencies of
peace requiring no less than those of
war to have a body of dependable, dis
ciplined troops ready for instant serv
Ice. The lesson of San Francisco
should give a truer appreciation of the
value of the national military estab
lishment wholly apart from considers
tlons of national defense.
Nothing can be more certain than the
recurrence from one unexpected cause
or another, especially In our great ur
ban centers of population, of disasters
which, as at San Francisco, suddenly
paralyze the ordinary agencies of gov
ernroent. It la not at all a question
whether there shall be military or ar
bitrary temporary government for there
la absolutely no other way In which the
foundation can be laid for restoration
of order and security. The sole que
tlon Is whether such arbitrary rule shall
be well or Ill-conducted, whether de
moralisation and criminal excess shall
be prevented by the quick and firm
hand of a competent military force or
prolonged and sggravated till vigilance
committees or some sort of arbitrary
power can be slowly and stumbiingly
evolved out of the chaos. It I not easy
to picture the horrors in which the lat
ter alternative would infallibly have
plunged the people of San Francisco.
The shock that wrecked the city and
everywhere started fire among the ruins
was hardly swifter than the orders
wht h brought the regular troops upon
the scene to steady the panicky, to
overawe the criminal, to guard person
and property, and to form a sure rally-
ng point for the local police and civil
authorities and all voluntary efforts to
co-operate with them. Nothing has
been brought out more saliently In the
reports than the fact that the army
has been the main Instrumentality not
only in preventing lawlessness, but also
in all relief work on the ground In ex
tlngnlNhing fire, in establishing camps.
in sanitary precautions, in hospital
work, in organizing means for Imme
diately feeding and sheltering the des
titute and helpless multitude before aid
from outside could possibly come.
Whatever guise there may have been In
the official reports of "co-operating with
the elvll authorities," the fact remains
that this memorable feat for humanity
s the accomplishment of actual and ex
clusive military control.
The fact that such arbitrary rule,
necessarily rude and repressive In Its
application, commanded the assent and
admiration of all the people under It
and has been free from the usual Irri
tations and collisions with local au
thorities, most signally demonstrates
the quality and efficiency of our pres
ent regular troops snd the wisdom of
the officers In charge. It is a notable
record the significance of which Is
worthy of careful study.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION CALL.
A call has at last been Issued for the
democratic state convention fixing Au
gust 15 as the time and Lincoln the
place, and apportioning the delegates
according to the vote of the last demo
cratic candidate. The convention call
of the democrats is significant for what
it omits rather than, for what it con
tains. In the first place, it has no reference
whatever to the question of the United
States senatorship, which is to be filled
by the legislature next winter. Ne
braska democrats have time and time
again resoluted in favor of the choice
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people and In their last state
platform they prated about their devo
tion to the cause of direct primary nom
ination, but notwithstanding the fact
that the republicans have led the way
for giving the rnnk and file a meas
urable voice In the selection of senator,
the democrats have gone back on all
their professiona with a view to keep
ing the senatorial prize for a bargain
and sale market in the event they
should by accident secure control of the
legislature.
Rome of our democratic friends will
doubtless try to repel this arraignment
by asserting that the convention will be
free to deal with the senatorship under
the head of "other business;" but un
der the call the delegates will not be
chosen for this purpose snd any action
they might take would be only part of
a political juggle and have no binding
effect.
Another weak spot in the democratic
call is its aMence on the pending railway
commission amendment to the eonstltu
tlon. The convention is admonished to
nominate three contingent railway com
mlssloners, but of what avail will these
nominations be If the convention neg
lects to endorse the amendment In Its
platform so ,4hat the straight party
votes may be counted under the law for
the amendment Instead of against the
amendment, as they would have to be
counted without such formal endorse
ment?
The one feature of the democratic
call for which democrats may take a
little credit to themselves Is that It pro
vides for nominating their state ticket
a week ahead of the republicans, and
for once exonerates them from the
charge of trailing in the wake of their
opponents. Whether this will force
them to put up a better class of men
on their ticket than usual remains to
be seen.
Both sides In the present fight are ac
cusing the other of being favored by
the franchlsed corporations. The Bee
simply wants to reiterate what it said
during the primary contest that the
franchlsed corporations In Omaha look
out for themselves without respect to
party lines. They are also much more
Interested In the city council, which la
supposed to have power to regulate
their rates and charges than they are
in candidates for executive offices. Each
corporate Interest would like to have
the council more friendly to Itself than
to the other corporate Interests with
which It Is In conflict, and all are more
or less in conflict with one or the other.
Another cause for congratulation is
to be found in the fact that the Amer
ican people are so prosperous that sev
ersl million dollars can be spared for
the relief of the earthquake victims
without having tbe sacrifice felt
Santa Rosa lays claim to the question
able distinction of having a" greater pro
portion of Its population killed by the
earthquake than any other town af
feetd by the tremblor. Other place
on the coast will willingly concede the
claim.
Even practical annihilation does not
unite the democracy. Down In Kan
sas, where one county convention de
clared for the enforcement of the pro
hibitory law, the state convention asks
to have that law abolished.
Those who think they see tbe wrath
of tiod In the San Franclaco horror
may have to reconsider their opinion
ince the report of tha destruction of
churches and tbe escape of the- peni
tentiary. -Has Omaha a Future?' Is ad remised
aa tb title of on of tha Real Estate
exchange addresses. Is there anyone
In Omaha skeptical enough to ask the
question in rwl seriousness? If so, he
noes not belong In Omaha.
The State Board of Assessment Is to
meet the first Monday In May. but hav
ing been warned In advance, the mem
bers will be prepared to withstand the
shock of that Burlington return show
ing a loss In the net earnings on Ne
braska business as compared with last
year.
The removal of militiamen from San
Francisco Is announced ss sn evidence
that martial law Is no longer necessary,
but. Judging from previous reports, it Is
due equally to a desire to keep down
the death rate.
In nominating Hobson for congress
Alabama goes on record against any
"anti-Imperialist" plank in the next na
tional democratic platform, as all wlk)
have heard Mr. Hobson'a lectures will
understand.
Heart Heart Thraba.
Philadelphia Press.
Aren't you proud of your country, gen
tlemen? Think of It. $10,000,000 given for
Buffering San Francisco In five days!
Iwcle Sam He' All Riant.
Baltimore American.
Breathe there a man with oul so dead
that he can lay down hi morning's news
paper without expreeloos of pride In the
fact that he I an American.
Palllna- with Will.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Paclflc railways may not earn divi
dend In dollar during the next few week,
but they will more than earn them In
thank If they will only handle all the
westward bound fast freight with neatneM
and dispatch.
Opinion Merely Speculative.
New Tork Tribune.
While moat geologists and men of science
who have given expreIon to their views
as to the cauae of the earth convulsion
which o suddenly shattered one of Amer
ica' great citle are prompt and emphatic
In affirming that the Pan Francisco earth
quake had no connection with tha eruption
of Vesuvius, It Is notable that John Milne,
the seismologist and Inventor of Instru
ment to record vibrations of the earth. Is
far lee positive. In hi Judgment It la
Impossible to determine whether or not
there waa any such connection, and opinion
either way 1 merely speculative.
Anaapoll In the Knmrft. I
New Tork Sun. I
A detail of the tragedy In the turrv!
of tha Kearaarge coma to hand the pa
triotic pride of every American cltlxen
must be uplifted by the courage and elf
acrifloe displayed . by ail who were in
th danger aone indeed, by all the men
on th ship.
On fact Is' specially worthy of notice
at thl time, when ao much criticism is
being leveled at. the Naval Academy and
the training which It aftorda. This fact
la the superlatively human and gencr
oua attitude of the officer toward their
men. The story of Lieutenant Hudgiti
dragging Ordinary Seaman King out of
range of the flames and Interposing his
own body to aave the man read Ilka i
tal from the herolo day of Rome. The
reciprocal attitude of th men toward
th officers, Including their expression of
affectionate regard for Hudglns. form th
complement" of the tory." Offlcra , who
are field In uch esteem by their subordi
nate are leaders of men by right of fit
ne. Thre Is every reason to assume that
the two commissioned officer who were
In th Kearaarge' turret when the disas
ter took place aimply represent the Ideal
and . the standards of the service tha
Ideal and conceptions of duty which
arc th net product of the Annapoll
course. Tha incident la more informing
than all the ..abstract argument of all
the precisians who ever held up their
hand In holy horror at the "brutality"
of a boxing match between cadet. It
th young men who enter the academy
are shaped by the system and shape each
other Into such type of heroic manhood
a Hudglns, It would be worse than
fatuous to insist on many changes.
PERSONAL XOTKS.
Th present chief of police of Ban Fran
claco, Jeremiah Dlnan, was bom In Bo
ton and went to Ban Francisco In 1S70.
Walter Wellman say h expect to
reach the pole 140 hour after he starts In
hi airship. But how long I It going to
take him to get back?
Talking about the rebuilding of Ban
Francisco, It might b Just a well to
plan the new city without making any
provision for a new Chinatown.
Two millionaire ar struggling to uc-
ceed Senator- Patterson of Colorado, but
he 1 a millionaire himself, and a a law
yer know the value of possession.
General Funston probably realise now
that the job of swimming that river wa
picnic besides some others, and that
Agulnaldo was the leest of all his trou
bles. Sergeant Horatio J. Homer is tha only
colored man la the Boston Police depart
ment where ha ha been since 1878. II la
proficient on eleven different musical In
struments. 4
Patrick J. Meehan, the oldest dltor of
a Catholic paper In the United States, hav
ing served continuously for flfty-four yeara
as editor of th New York Irish Amer
ican, Is dead.
Major General Frederick Dent Grant,
commander of the Eaatern Division of the
United State army, haa asked th In
ternational commltte of th Toung Men'
Christian association to place it branches
In every post under hi command.
Manley Lawton of Pewee Valley, Ky.
who ha just received hi appointment a
a cadet at West Point, 1 the oldest son
of the late Major General Henry W. Law
ton. At the tender ag of 11 he waa under
fir In the Philippine, where he had gone
with hi father.
Mayor Schmlts of San Francisco 1
labor leader. H 1 a musician, and was
formerly secretary of the Musicians' union.
When elected mayor th first Urn h wa
leader of the prchentra of th Columbia
theater. H waa elected mayor for th
third time lasi fall after a bitter cam
paign.
Keep
DT- Graves'
Tooth Powder
where you can use it twice-a-day.
It helps the poor teeth; preserves,
brightens and whitens the good
ones and leaves a pleasant after
taste. Ask your dentist.
Ia haady natal eaa r bottle. Saw
?'. Graves' Teeth Powder Co.
BITS OF WASHIVnTtl MFK.
Mlaor Scenes and laeldesKa Sketched
th fpoi.
If the shades of the departed taH note
of things happening among the living, how
must the Bag of Arbor Lodge rejoice to
find the blows he dealt th free seed graft
while secretary of agriculture are bearing
fruit. No government official or layman
ever hammered congressional seeds ns
forcibly a did the Hon. J. SterllngJUorton.
and the house of representative la coming
around to his way of thinking. The house
committee on agriculture ha reported the
agricultural appropriation bill minus the
usual Item for free seed distribution. In
explaining th omission of this vote-getter
for congressmen the report has this to any:
"The Item covering the congressional
free distribution of vegetable snd flower
eed has been entirety omitted from the
bill. There I not, and never has been.
any warrant of law for thi expenditure
and the Item ha simply been tolerated In
appropriation bill.
"The principle Involved In thl wotk Is
entirely wrong, ha never been approved br
the Department of ' Agriculture and has
really been a block to other and more Im
portant lines of Investigation.
The original purpose of the organic law.
towlt, th distribution of "rare and uncom
mon' seeds, etc., for experimental pur
pose through the experiment station of
the several states, has been retained."
A number of the p.ntnt medicines that
were placed under the ban by Mr. Terkes.
Internal revenue commissioner, because of
the quantity of alcohol they contained,
have been relieved from disapprobation by
the commissioner' order. To escape
classification aa beverages these nostrum
have been materially changed by their
manufacturer, either by. greatly reducing
the amount of alcohol they contain or by
adding such a quantity of medicinal agents
aa to convince the internal revenue chemist
that they are now really medicine and not
tipple. Within the last week two of the
greatest seller on the market, one a brand
of bitter and the other a catarrh cure,
have received clean bills of health from the
bureau and may now be sold without a
permit from Uncle Sam In the form of a
liquor license.
"By altering their formulae these par
ticular medicine have changed the peculiar
taste that they have always had, and I
am Inclined to think they will lose much
of their attraction on that account," said
an official of the internal revenue bureau.
"However, that remain to be seen, and it
will be a question that the makers and
seller of the medicines will be better able
to answer than this bureau. Now that they
have been taken off our list we will not
be concerned about their sale one way or
the other. I suppose, however, that in
spit of the bad taste of these medicine a
good many people who bellev In them will
continue to use them, and a good many
other people who are anxious to accumu
late a 'Jag without access to a real saloon
or acknowledged whisky will keep up the
habit. If any one drink them now for
tha purpose of getting the alcoholic effect
they will want 'boose' mighty bad, for
they are about a wretched tasting doses
as you can find In the durg stores. The
manufacturer have certainly obeyed the
law In regard to throwing in the taste and
smell of medicinal agents. If at any future
time we should learn that they had re
turned to their old formulae the bureau
will' replace them on the Hat of nostrum
that require the assistance of a license for
disposal to the general public."
Senator Foraker went up to the White
House on Friday at the head of the dele
gates to th Phi Kappa Psl convention to
present those visitor to the president. He
belonged to the fraternity when (i wi In
college: '
"Why, senator." ald the president, "I
haven't een you In a very long time. It
haa been age lnce you were here."
'Oh," replied Foraker, "not o long a
that; I wa her on December IS."
"Ye," ald the president, "1 know, but
why don't you come up and see me?"
'I haven't had any business here," said
Foraker. who Is opposed to the president's
rate bill and has various sort of Ideas that
conflict with those of the president.
'Well," Joked the president, "must you
always have business when you come to
the White House?"
"I must," said Foraker.
And there didn't aeem to be anything
more to be said, so the Introduction went
on apace.
Representative Vreeland of New York,
had up hi bill prohibiting the stamping
of silver or gold article with false assay
marks. To illustrate his speech he had a
dozen or more watche. silver spoons,
forks, plated ware and arUcles of jewelry
spread out on th top of hi desk.
Urknown to Mr. Vreeland, Representative
McMorran of Michigan, ranged on the desk
behind htm three large oranges In the
shape of a pawnbroker's sign.
What'U you advance on my watch?"
asked Mr. Long-worth, a he walked by
and saw the orange. -
'Thl 1 no pawnbroker's office," Mr.
Vreeland said.
Then take In your lgn," Mr. Long-
worth advised.
While In Washington on her last visit
Sarah Bernhardt commented upon the
tendency to run th nation' captial In
th puritan blue law fashion that haa gono
out of styl nearly everywhere ele. She
aid that in many respects Washington
Is more beautiful than Parla. "But," said
Sarah, "why do you make of your beauti
ful capltol a country village! You have no
amusement her no gardens, no place
where the workingmen can go on Sunday
or In fh evening At midnight every
thing Is closed. Then Pari wake. I
would rather not die In Washington. It Is
not a place for even so hilarious an event."
Congress 1 beginning to realise that the
time 1 near at hand when it must make
provision for another large expenditure of
money In the erection of government build
ings. The expansion of government bus
iness the last few year has made the
present accomodations entirely Inadequate.
Every executive department of the gov
ernment U scattered and aa a result the
man who ha business to transact with a
public official may hav to put in hour
going from on rented building to another
until he find th official who can attend to
hi wanta. Th government rent bill In
th national capital thla year will b 3M.
8WU7. Thl rent bill represent I per cent
on about $8,000,000. money enough to erect
at least two splendid buildings. Even If It
wer cheaper to pay rent than to own
department buildings, consideration should
be given to the fact that under the exist
ing arrangement department buelness Is In
a Jumble all the time, because of the scat
tering of force.
Congreainan Sulaer of New York was
landing In th marble room of the annate
lost In reflection over something he had Just
been saying to Senator Patterson of Colo
rado. To him ther came on of those
chipper and Irreverent senate pagea. "Mis
ter." said the audacious child, "how much
I three time five and four tlmra two!"
"Why. let me ee." said Mr. Sulxer. coming
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TIPS OS THE POLITICAL TR ACK.
Blue Springs Sentinel: The nam of
Hon. C. B. Dempster of Beatrice, for gov
ernor meets with fvor everywhere
throughout the state. H I the man of
the people.
West Point Republican: A. D. Beemer
Is being suggested as a likely candidate
for the office of state treasurer. Th
suggestion is a good one, but as a candi
date for governor he would be still better.
He 1 able and fearless and wears ordi
nary linen collars. Other kinds never
did nt him.
Falls City Journal: F.rnest M. Pollard
1 asking for a second term aa congress
man and, according to all precedents, he
is entitled to It. He haa made his short
term count for the farmers of his dis
trict, and from hi effort they may ex
pect that a reaaonable time In the house
will enable him to do great things for
them. It will depend upon the farmers'
of the district to see that he get th
nomination.
Silver Creek Sand: With Peter Morten
en out of the race for governor th en
tlment of the antl-corporatlon element of
the republican patry seems to be centering
In favor of George L. Sheldon of Cas
county. One thing can be said of Mr.
Sheldon, and that he ha made an enviable
reputation in the state legislature, and
a Nebraskan who ha been right for two
term In that trying position, must have
something good about him.
Tekamah Journal: Judge Boyd of Ne
llgh, wa In Tekamah Tuesday getting a
better acquaintance with the republican
of the town. Judge Boyd ay he ha
been around the third congressional dis
trict and he has been given assurances
of good support In his candidacy for the
republican nomination for congress. H
1 practically assured of having the sup
port of hi Judicial district. Thl alon
I a following any candidate might bo
delighted to possess. The Journal editor
was pleased to again meet Judge Boyd.
And w do not hesltata In saying that the
district would make no blunder If It
should send him to congre.
West Point Republican: Republican of
all shades of opinions are looking for
ward with hop that the next head of th
state ticket will be a man who Is capa
ble of reflecting credit on himself and
the commonwealth. Hon. H. H. Wilson
of Lincoln, a profound student In law, an
eloquent speaker on the stump, and a
cltlien well and favorably known through
out the state, would be a candidate to
meet the fe In any kind of an lntr
estlng campaign the fiercer the combat
the better It would suit him and hi
great personal strength I could be relied
on to add pretlge to local republicanism
In th eye of national leader.
Hlldreth Telescope: A paper down at
Red Cloud has been trying to work up a
mall boom for Ike Shephardson of Rlv
erton, for congressman of thi district,
but the paper In this and urroundtng
countte are treating It as a Joke. Mr.
Shepherdson 1 an excellent cltlsen but
the chance are ten to one he wouldn't
accept the nomination If h could get It,
and the chance are not even that good
that he coulJ get It If h did want It.
The people of this district ar perfectly
atlsfled with the work of Congressman
Norrla, who tnds with the people on
all Important questions and who will be
renominated and re-elected without
trouble.
Howell Journal: Edgar Howard ha
got P. E. McKUllp nominated, elected and
all but seated In the lower house of con
grass and all that th dear people will
have to do I to carry out the program
as he has arranged It. There I
wher the trouble I coming in. Th peo
ple of this district have been long suffer
ing and exceedingly patient, but ther Is a
limit t all thing and they can't b x
pected to go into spasms of delight over
a candidate whose sole claim for recog
nition conalt of a head of foot ball hair
and a good bank account. Howard can
continue to paint McKUllp aa a great
statesman, but th pictures Will fool no
one who knows the man. It is not pleas
ant to talk thu of a propctlv candi
date, but It 1 high time to raise a kick.
We have had one McKUllp campaign and
it I enough.
Stanton Picket: Th editorial In th
last lesue of the Picket In reference to
the possible candidacy of Hon. W. W.
Toung of this place for congre bs
met with favorable ;omment Mr. Toung
fitness for the place Is universally recog
For Lung
Troubles
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral certainly
cures hard coughs, hard colds, bron
chitis, consumption. And it certainly
strengthens weak throats and weak
lungs. Ask your own doctor. If he
says it's good, take it. If he has any
thing better, take that.
Wc have no secrets! We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
sua th. . e. am o... xwu, sum-
atasttteetarer. a t
ITER'S HAIB VICOB-For th aalr. ATEK'S HLLS For outtatlos
AlkS'S 8AKSAP..U1.I.A-Pot ta hlooa. AYV8 AGUS Cl'k-t BMiarui aa afa.
nised. Hi ability. Integrity and personal
appearance are strong commendations.
Four years ago he was a prominent can
didate before the convention which nomi
nated Hon. J. J. McCarthy; ' Since that
time his acquaintance haa been extended
and his ability Is accordingly more ex
tensively recognised. He Is perhaps bet
ter fitted for th place now than then a
his Judgment I more ripe and hi knowl
edge of national a well as International
affairs more extended. In congress hn
would become a power because of his
oratorical ability, strong reasoning facul
ties and hi ability to grasp readily any
proposition whtch might be presented.
Stanton county republicans may well ex
perience a feeling of pride that they have
such a man to present a a candidate
and hope that he will consent to mnkn
the race.
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
"What ar your Impressions of Amer
ica?" "You ar a down-trodden peorle," an
swered th European revolutionist. "You
not only have laws, but you actually seem
to enjoy obeying them!" Washington Star.
Doctor (entering suddenly): "Which of
you has waited longest?"
Shear (Sulkily): "I; I have waited sit
month, and you haven t paid me for that
last ault yet!" New York Tales.
"The last time I saw Rleder ha told m.
iv was viuujrmg iiiiw lurriHIl WI1IUKKMI
and could speak fairly well In ail of them.
Is h still at it?"
"Yes, but he haa Improved wonderfully.
He was telling me only today that he
know enough now to keep his mouth
hut in all of them." Philadelphia Ledger.
"What can you expect of a senate con
stituted like ours?" demanded the orator.
"Consider th material that composes It.
Ex nlhllo nihil fit."
"You'r another" yelled a sturdy
and .
ladt .
indignant Mistmaster In tha audience.
Chicago Tnbune.
V,mv T h.o,4 mm m a v that viaw In4
In our street Is a "grass widow." 1 wondc4
what that Is?
Lisle I think It s a lady whose husband
died of hay fever. Philadelphia Press.
Th lawyer: "Do you both live in the
same state?"
The applicant for divorce: "Sure. In a
state of Incompatibility." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Pa Twaddle Tommy, If you run awav
from school today and go fishing. I'll
certainly give you one of the worst thrash
ings you ever had.
Tommy Twaddle Pa, would you Just as
soon give It to me now, so I won't have
nothln disagreeable to look forward to?
Cleveland Leader,
"Why did Brother Dick shoot that poor
crow?'1 - -.:;,
' "I think, my dear girl, It was because
th crow gave him caw." Baltimore
American. I
Yeast: "Why does a woman always
look worried when she sees a boy coming
up the walk to her house with a tele
gram?" Crlmsonbeak: "Because she doesn't know
whether it's prepaid or not." Yonkers
statesman.
"The enemy is In great confusion, and
this Is the Instant to attack, sir!" the
dusty and breathless aid reported.
"I can't help It," the great general re
plied. "1 have Just received a message
from th reporters and moving picture
men, stating that they had been delayed
and wouldn't arrive for two hour yet."
Smart Bt.
ALLEGORY OF TIIZ HEAVY BATTER.
J. W. Foley In New York Times.
Inie up to bat an she' Is watchen me
from over thar an wlshen she could b
a maaskott soze Id line it out ann wlnn
the gam bl brlngen too raoar talley In.
wun tlse the ekoar ann too wil wlnn the
galm
o wott a chance to wlnn undyen fatin
with a too baggur Intto lefft, how no
the turblestrane wenn a good battur goa
Intoo the bock ann nose It awl depenndt
on him the way the aturn hard struggle
end?
u grltt ure teeth an try to gett ur ey
uppon the bawl wenn It gose whlssen bl
ann her th umpire caw! wun strike and
then
u wait until the bawl 1 plcht agenn
ann trl too nock the kuver off ann doo
ure best but thay have got too strike on u.
the bedea of swett stand owt upoon ure
brow
ann silently u pray to hit It now
nn swing at It ann awl ure fond hoap dl
becaw u Juaat popp up a llttul 111.
ann then u heer the mltey mltey. cheer
that mite uv bin for ur own teceio aaui
teers
run down ure cheek ann In ure ralge u thr
ure bat away ann walk back offie alo
ann sit upon the bench ann put ur heO
down In ure hands aim wish that u wer
dedd
ann henry beam us aedd It often o
that wenn u nde a too bne hltt u go
ann fan rite owt ann sumttinea hit the ball
for a noam run u do not nede at awl